10 Penny Puzzle by Creative Crafthouse
Can you insert all 10 pennies into the square opening? Looks easy, seems easy, should be easy, but is this an easy puzzle? This is an ideal coffee table puzzle. You do not even have to worry about losing a piece, just a grab a couple pennies from between the couch cushions.
Circle packing is a branch of recreational mathematics where the aim is to pack n unit circles into the smallest possible square. As I thought about it , it occurred to me that this may make a fun puzzle to do with pennies. The 10 circle problem appeared to the best challenge as the solution is not at all obvious. I precision cut the opening such that the pennies will just fit in with no room to spare. The text is all deeply laser engraved and the backing is heavy duty floorboard so the puzzle has a great weight and feel. The puzzle comes unsolved as there is a temporary home for the tenth penny which you must find a way to insert into the large opening. The solution is provided.
Level of Difficulty: Level 2
Handmade by Creative Crafthouse in Hudson, Florida.
At Creative Crafthouse, we pride ourselves on offering high-quality, handcrafted wood mind-bender and brainteaser puzzles and games. We know that logic, reasoning, and analytical skills are all vital to cognitive development. The earlier your child or student can hone these skills, the better off he or she will be in life. No matter what your age developing problem solving skills, patience, and determination are important qualities to cultivate.
We know that nearly all people enjoy an interesting challenge and will work at something for hours on end to find the answer. So we do our best to offer interesting, fun, sometimes magical and challenging puzzles with various degrees of difficulty and various types of challenges. Many are our own design and some are historical designs that are unique to us. Most are manufactured right here in our Hudson, Florida shop. We have extensive laser skills along with CNC and traditional woodworking. We are a small family business with 10 employees all striving for top quality and customer service.
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